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My Traumatic Brain Injury Anniversary #5years #TBIthursday

September 16, 2021

My five year anniversary of my near fatal car accident that put me in a coma and gave me a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) was yesterday September 15th. … More My Traumatic Brain Injury Anniversary #5years #TBIthursday

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A Double Header Blog Post

September 10, 2021

I have started to write in earnest in a journal I am keeping as I write my memoir. Writing in it has helped me crack the code on writing my memoir and what works for me. I explain how this works in this blog post. I also review Brit Bennett’s first novel “The Mothers” and a pop culture recommendation of a website/app. … More A Double Header Blog Post

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Pictures of Memory: How My Memory Works After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

August 22, 2021

I explain how my memory works after my severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). … More Pictures of Memory: How My Memory Works After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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Writing a memoir WITH a brain injury

July 26, 2021

I discuss writing a memoir with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). … More Writing a memoir WITH a brain injury

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Writing with emotion after Traumatic Brain Injury

June 26, 2021

A blog post where I discuss the challenges I face writing with emotions after my severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I also discuss July’s upcoming Camp NaNoWriMo. … More Writing with emotion after Traumatic Brain Injury

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When masks make everyone sound like an adult from a “Peanuts” cartoon and a book review.

June 8, 2021

I discuss how masks and their affect on my hearing has brought back a childhood memory. I also give a brief book review of the novel “Such a Fun Age.” … More When masks make everyone sound like an adult from a “Peanuts” cartoon and a book review.

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Stop apologizing for what makes you different, including brain injury.

May 29, 2021

I realize that I have been subconsciously apologizing for my brain injury making me different and I decide to stop apologizing. I discuss in this essay. … More Stop apologizing for what makes you different, including brain injury.

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Writing Update: Poetry and Puttering

May 20, 2021

This blog post is a writing update with some actual writing news (a link to some of my published writing) and a discussion of more to come. … More Writing Update: Poetry and Puttering

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Battling your brain #TBIthursday and Hearing Loss Technology

May 13, 2021

Living with a brain injury is like battling yourself sometimes. … More Battling your brain #TBIthursday and Hearing Loss Technology

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Restless Healing

May 3, 2021

The act of healing implies time passing. However, sometimes it gets hard for time to pass without feeling restless. A book review of “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle is included. … More Restless Healing

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Writing My Brain Injury Story No Matter How LONG it takes!

This blog chronicles my ongoing pursuit of writing my memoir about my experience with severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Every once in a while I intersperse memoir talk with talk about fun things like my dog and pop culture and goofy things related to living with your parents again in middle age!

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